Warning: Major spoilers for StrawTaraji P. Henson addresses the surprise daughter twist in Tyler Perry's Straw. Written and directed by Perry, Netflix's new psychological crime drama stars Henson as Janiyah, a single mother caring for her chronically ill daughter, Aria (Gabby Jackson), who must deal with a series of unfortunate events that cause her to come into conflict with the law. Straw's ending reveals that Aria actually passed away the night before, and a flashback shows that Janiyah had only been hallucinating her presence the entire day.